find_bruce wrote:I recall being surprised that the % of cyclists at fault was as high- relying on my faulty memory it was closer to 40% for 2013 in NSW.
Care should be taken with small sample sizes of course. The resaearch that I am aware of that supports the ~ 80% figure is:
Lindsay, V.L. (2013).
Injured cyclist profile: An in-depth study of a sample of cyclists injured in road crashes in South Australia (CASR112). Adelaide, Australia: University of Adelaide, Centre for Automotive Safety Research.
Plus various news reports etc ...
Anderson, S. (2014, January 21). Police urge Wyndham drivers and cyclists to take more care after a jump in the number of cyclists hit by cars.
Leader Community Newspapers
Johnson, M. (2011, October, 21). Helmet-cam captures bike accidents (and could make cycling safer) -
The Conversation
There was also a Sydney Morning Herald article where a reference was made to a figure above 80% and a related research report. For some reason I didn't keep the details
Other related research I am aware of but I haven't done an meta-analysis of so it may or may not be relevant. Only some links due to copyright issues, however I do have copies of all the papers IIRC.
Australian Transport Safety Bureau (2006).
Deaths of cyclists due to road crashes. Canberra, ACT: Australian Transport Safety Bureau
Ballestas, T., Wilkinson, C. & Weeramanthri, T. (2011). Rise in bicycle-related injury hospitalisation rates in middle-aged adults, 2000-09. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35(6), 580-581.
Boufous, S., de Rome, L., Senserrick, T. & Ivers, R. (2012) Risk factors for severe injury in cyclists involved in traffic crashes in Victoria, Australia.
Accident Analysis & Prevention, Volume 49, 404–409
De Rome, L., Boufous, S., Senserrick, T,, Richardson, D., & Ivers, R. (2011).
The pedal study: Factors Associated with bicycle crashes and injury severity in the ACT. The George Institute for Global Health.
Haworth, N. & Debnath, A. K. (2013). How similar are two-unit bicycle and motorcycle crashes?
Accident Analysis & Prevention, 58, 15-25.
Henley, G. & Harrison, J. E. (2009). Serious injury due to land transport accidents, Australia 2006-07. (
Injury Research and Statistics Series Number 53). Canberra, Australia: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Joint Standing Committee on Road Safety. (2010). Inquiry into motorcycle and bicycle safety (Report 5/54). Sydney, NSW: Parliament of New South Wales.
Johnson, M., Newstead, S., Oxley, J. & Charlton, J. (2013). Cyclists and open vehicle doors: Crash characteristics and risk factors.
Safety Science, 59, 135-140. – Added November 2013
Pai, C. (2011). Overtaking, rear-end, and door crashes involving bicycles: An empirical investigation. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 43(3), 1228-1235.
Schramm, A. J., Rakotonirainy, A. and Haworth, N. L. (2010) The role of traffic violations in police-reported bicycle crashes in Queensland. Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 21(3). pp. 61-67.
Thompson, P. E., Hill, D. L. (2010). Reported Road Crashes in Western Australia 2007.
Road Safety Council of Western Australia.
Regards
Andrew